Shoe last



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s. GuBrrosl ET AL SHOE LAST `Filed August 25, 1925 ATTORNEY PatentedAug. 24, 1926.

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snon Lasa.y

` Applieatioifll led August 25, 1925. Serial N0. 52,251.

This invention relates to shoe lasts and has as one of its objects toprovide a last divided into sections inV order to facilitate its removaland avoid injury to the rear seam of the shoe during removal.

A further feature is in the provision of a last adapted for filling outor holding the shoe in shape during repairs, and-to restore a shrunkenor misshaped shoe to its original shape. f'

Ainother aim is to produce a sectionallast in which the relativemovement of the sections is limited and clamping means provided by whichthevsecticn may be, rigidly held in operative position, said clampingmeans being so retained in one of the sections as to avoid 'loss ordisplacement.

A still further feature is in the provision ofA means whereby the rearor heel sectionY ofthe last may be conveniently raised and limitedlyreleased from the front or toe section, when the last is to be removedfrom the shoe.

These several features lare accomplished by the novel and practicalconstruction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter'described and shown in the accompanying drawing, forming amaterial partof this disclosure, and in which Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectionalview taken on the center of a last made in accordance vith theinvention.

Figure 2 is a transverse sectional ,view taken in a plane represented bythe line 2-2 of Figure 1.

ln the illustration the last is shown as composed of two sections 5 and6, respectively toe and heel, having obliquely inclined meeting faces 7and 8, the saine ezitending at an angle between the arch and instep ofthe last.

The toe or forward portion has a longitudinal central recess 9 extendingnearly frein top to bottom in its face 7, and a guide block 10 slidabletherein, is held on the fa 3e 8 of the. heel or rear portion, by spursor like fastening means.

Set in the face 7 is a socket 11 having a flanged outer end 12, theouter surfaceof the flange being level with the bottom of the recess 9,said socket being held in the last section by sharp angular screwthreads 13 and containing internal threads 14.

rlllhe heel section 6 has near its rear a rivet 16 passing from top tobot-tom to reinforce the same and forwardly of the rivet is set A11, andat the point intermediate its length a cylinder -17 containing an axialopening 18, enlarged at the upper portion 19,. and provided with aninternal screw thread 2O at its top, the same being level with the top.

surface of the last.

rlhis cylinder acts as a guide to convey guide screws or like fastenersthrough trie heel section ef the last, into position to engage anordinary high heel to thel sole of a shoev as'coznnionly worn by women,the driving tool for setting the fastener bei g also guided by the boreof the cylinder. l

fin angular recess 21 inthe upper part of the heel section is sodisposed that one of its flat sides is parallel to the face 8y andextending from the recess, through the reel ection to the angular face8, is a bore QQ registering with the axis of the.. socket. 11.

A' sleeve, having aliange 24, isy held in the bere 2Q by screw threadsdrawing the flange yagainst the wall of the recess, and extending intothe bore is a cylindrical proglection 26 havinga plain opening with,

screw threads 27 only at the outer end.

A.er bolt 28 is provided with screw threads 29 at its lower end toengage in the soc is another screwthread 30 engageable .in the threads27 at the outer end of the sleeve when the bolt is retracted.

At the outer end of the bolt is aflange 31 abutting the flange 24 whenthe bolt `is in an operative position, the end of the bolt. having asquared head 32.

A wrench 33 is provided with a socket 34% Vto engage the bolt head 32and at theV opposite end is a handle bar 35, one end 36 being crewthreaded to engage the threads 2O of the cylinder 17. p Y

In operation the bolt 28 is turned to release the socket 11, at whichtime the threads 30 engage the internal threads 27, thus preventingentire separation of the bolt, but releasing the heel section to permitthe block 10 to slide in the recess 9 as the sections are given arelative movement.

The handle bar end 36 may be inserted in the cylinder 17 and held byengagement of their respective screw threads, affording an eHicientleverage to raise the heel section.

When in operative position it will be seen that the end threads on theboltr28, and its flange 31, co-operate to draw the heel and toe sectionsinto rigid engagement.

It will be seen that tightening and loosen- .ing the sections is readilyand rapidly accomplished, and that there are no loose parts to becomemislaid, and no springs, cams or the like used.

Although the foregoing is descriptive of the preferred embodiment of theinvention, it Will be apparent that minor changes may be made in the coil`struction, Without the exercise of invention or coniiicting v/ith thesco Je ot the claims hereto appended.

lglaving thus described our invention, what We claim as nen7 and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is

l. A shoe last comprising a toe and heel section, said sections meetingon an oblique plane dravvn in a straight unbroken line :from the instepto the arch ot the last, a guide block lined on the heel portion to movelimitedly in a recess in the toe portion, and means to secure saidsections in rigid engagement When in operative relation.

2. A shoe last com arising a toe and heel section, said sections meetingon'an unbroken angular plane, a socket iixed to the toe section, athreaded sleeve fixed in the heel section in register with said socket,a bolt having threads at its end to engage in said socket, said boltbeing provided with threads to engage in saidL sleeve upon beingretracted Jfrom said socket to prevent Withdrawal, and a flange on saidbolt to abut said sleeve when its end threads are engaged in the socket.

3. A shoe last comprising a toe and heel section, said sections meetingon an unbroken fiat angular plane, a socket fixed in the toe section, athreaded sleeve fixed in the heel section, a bolt having a headcontactable with said sleeve, a thread on said bolt engageable 1n saidsocket, and a second thread intermediate to the length of the ly unitesaid sections when in register,

means preventing' displacement of said bolt, and a cylinder fixed insaid heel section, said bolt being provided With a head adapted toreceive a Wrench having a part engageable in said c vli der to raise theheel section.

5. The combination in a last having two sections, respectively toe andheel, means for guiding said sections in their relative movement, andmeans for positively clamping said sections when in register, of atubular cylinder fixed in the heel section, said cylin der being adaptedto guide fasteners and having an internal screw thread at its upper end,dapted to receive a Wrench having a part engageable in said cylinder toraise the heel section and having another part adapted to engage andactuate said clamping means.

In testimony whereof We have signed our names to this application.

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